Trump's 'Regime Change' Rhetoric on Cuba: 60 Years of Failed Imperialism, Recycled
📰 THE STORY: The Independent reports that the Trump administration targeted Cuba for regime change by the end of the year, following a botched mercenary raid into Venezuela. It suggests the administration sought Cuban 'insiders' willing to strike a deal with Washington to remove Havana's Communist leadership. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This isn't newfound aggression but
a continuation of US foreign policy since the 1959 Cuban Revolution. The 'Venezuela raid' mentioned is likely the 2020 'Operation Gideon,' a catastrophic mercenary invasion involving US veterans and Venezuelan dissidents, openly backed by former Green Beret Jordan Goudreau who claimed a $212 million contract with Juan Guaidó. This follows the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, a CIA-orchestrated
paramilitary invasion by Cuban exiles that utterly failed, but set a precedent for continuous US hostile actions, including numerous assassination attempts on Fidel Castro (e.g., Operation Mongoose). Double Standard: The media frames US attempts to overthrow a sovereign government (Cuba, Venezuela) as legitimate 'policy aiming for democracy,' while any resistance to US hegemony, especially in
Latin America, is immediately labeled 'authoritarianism' or 'state-sponsored terrorism.' Imagine if China or Russia were openly discussing 'regime change' in Canada or Mexico; it would be deemed an act of war, not policy. The 17-year US economic blockade on Cuba, codified by the Helms-Burton Act of 1996, which suffocates the Cuban people, is barely mentioned in these reports, yet it's the primary